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Gates retreats for solitary, twice-yearly 'Think Weeks'
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For years Bill Gates retreated twice a year to a secluded cabin for a solitary 'Think Week,' during which he read stacks of papers, books, and employee proposals with no interruptions, emerging with strategic memos that shaped Microsoft's direction. The ritual became famous as a model of deep, focused thinking by a busy executive, and was credited with helping spark major pivots — including Microsoft's embrace of the internet. Gates carried the habit of voracious, deliberate reading into his philanthropy.
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1990s
Gates keeps a collection of rare and classic cars
Despite his reputation for frugality in some areas, Bill Gates has long indulged a passion for cars, assembling a collection that has included several Porsches — among them the 911 he has owned for decades and the storied 959 — as well as other classics. His automotive tastes, and the saga of importing the then-illegal 959, are among the more colorful footnotes of his personal life.
1980s
Gates and Steve Jobs forge a decades-long rivalry
Bill Gates and Apple's Steve Jobs were the defining rivals of the personal-computer age — collaborators turned antagonists who sparred for decades over who copied whom, from graphical interfaces to mobile devices. Their relationship swung between partnership (Microsoft built software for the Mac and rescued Apple in 1997) and sharp public jabs, and Gates spoke movingly of Jobs after his 2011 death.
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